Elpaso Texas — June 1964

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Keywords: spiro, iiiii, ommand, malyzed, jtrtl, borator, ihstrur, lilvt, conett, ccompanic, frarns, ephot, odltlom, hecueat, ai6ij, ombardm, annciled, siglrtillg, oooded, proedss1j, alulougb, taddard, anjli, eclude, eadable
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l\J. CONCLUSION The f'i! ;n H:ls malyzed by, t~e UQ s . :tr:zy .~.:noto,:;ra ;rli.,:: R,.l!l~O In::JtrtL-:tent La.borator] .:md evalua"t~rl obj ~\.:tJ ~s v:.-::~ hf~..C obs~n~:-ar.ion b:~.J leon ui t:.h its 2 iHstrur:-.ent. JJ.-l.cka~P.. o. npr: ot= oe.l:~VATION J. ?Hl'S'C.\L EVIO!NC2 a. :lilvt'!:r i~e c:--e..tu conett o.ccompanic::d by 2 i vor'.f obj3ct..... Tr.;: ob3~r.rer too~ 28 frarns of pi~t.u.ce.:; with a horr.arn.:tde tcl ephot len3 FTD SEP 63 0329 ( TOE) p,_.vlo~ odltloM t>f thh l ote. a a y in uud. .Hecueat .:~-r-UlO In:t'orma tian ( ::! q :JSA.? SAFOI PB ( ZC s HUnt) 1 . Bef'er-!nc:e the at.taciled ldtter :frotll ltlr .!....., on an unidentified :fl]ing objec-t on 2 5 Jun requc-!sting 2 . ~ above ai6iJ'ti.ng ;ma investigated by the 95th TI.ombardm~nt ~.Jing :xt 3iga Air ?orctt 3a.tJe, 'l'e~a and liSa det~r:ni!led to be n :~atht!r <:)bS4!t l&t1on balloon 'annciled f:-aa El ?aso "Wedt..iler nati'on ten :niJ:UT.eS :9rior to the siglrtillg. T::'ac~ing data at the l3unch o3i-:e cone.s-oooded 1rl ~ the r~ poai t.ions -of the UlO. 3. ~e t112 "Jaa :for..mrded to Balls~, T:!xaa for proedss1J)g. AlUlougb ~:'l~ ?!Ill could ]la~ ~n ":)l"QC~ssed ~t ?ort .t3li!3a it 'IS.JJ decided to Y.~t? .. ~ i:: 3-taDdard c rcial. cll.anJli!ls to _?l"eclude any !)O&sibility, .L? -~d I'il.:a :snould Je--,J..a.ruc or Ulll"eadable, that the Air ?orce :had d attvotged it. T!l~ 11:ua -ms ana17z.~d 3't the }'c~ 13113~ U 3 ArrrrJ ::?b.oto- ~-a~oic _;.:i~e" rn~tl'U1itt'!n1'.-"'ltion .La.bor..stot-r by tilt'! i:t ti;~ator' G.nd !:.he laborator7 speciall4tS, in the !)T"e&ence of Ja.c:k Spiro the . :9ilot.o- l!"Sllber. 'n1e esLOOra w~ in constan-,; motion thcecughout the e;t;pOsttre riod. Onl:t a3 t'-'a:DeS vere exposed_, about 3 seconds rot.al time. Each :" ... ::!me ~ j r.d.i:rtduall:t examined ~d ~Vl!aled ~o+...hi.ng 'Jut the t~ o~ an occ:atonal telepllone-pole aDd a tet~ scattered clouds. 4. 'nle ..ntneea a r!..""'St descri;Jtion at "a sil,ter ice cream cone' accomyenied b7 two 1~ objects, checks with ~e ballooo and ita tTJO !.:latr.uw.nt ~c:!Jsgea. 'lbia caae ia ca...-ried in Air :;?orct! tiles aa a BallOQD obaerya~ian. :..::~nc -r ~e ~CI~c:taEZRE ~ol.:>n~l, us~ r.pu t y !or ~cnnolo~ !t."':ld Subsys~ema t~1:: s i :;:, c!n.s;. ~L'~-:1ci.-cL:g d1.i:;a. at t!~et 1:\:J.noh s ite oorre- o~o~ld31 '.-i lth th,~ :r~pv.t."tad post t i o!1B of th~ i.BO. ? :1.:JC03r'"lphJ.:3 :~: . .1:133 ln=rc:rnmdnt atton :La'bor-'-l t Cnj" L'l i;::l ! R'-PL'r TO Hr:::.\DQU.V~ fEF~S FO IG'l T.I::CH.lOLOGY DIVI=-:.:Oi'l 1 dCHi'l'>AY rC:Il.lOI'I Aln ItO IC.i fl\, r , Otll:" ~r3.rkinrr d.-.t~ t to D3ll:J.sJ ~: :oulc~ llqve t. urocessed c-houl'1 b..> .:_:\nJc Ot' unr.~ad~ble) t', rt th>:J "-ir .~<'o,_c: l '..td ,r . ty Pnoto- JCH~k S}Jii'O) 'Lhr..:mshout tr ~ d'.,jo.riotioa or' a~c~.., 't'J.=ll'll crJ ,by t,.~o .~ rory t,;o i.1s t:-Hn lt "Dae:!:ceu--.3. chec"<::. ,,rLth tht.> b:..l. oon ., 1rl Texas Boy Gets Photos Fourtcen-ycaro1d .Tack :Jpiro, son o( 1\Tr. a nd Mrs. No.1t.h<111 Spiro of El l'nso, Texas, was u!:'in:; his telc:;copn 011 Th11'rs day, 25 June 19J4 when he r.poltl'd three Vshnpcd ohjPcts in t he ~outhwestcrn sky. One glO\\.<!d, the other two were "da1'k ho!y in colnr . The bny phol ogr<t}Jhcd Lht~ objects ,..,.i!h col,,r Iilrn. He sub:;e. qmnlly ~ent L:1t! f ilm to IJ,lllns for spl:'cial proc!'sl>iil~. \','hen thE' film c:une bnc~. the boy's r ,n-nt:; notified nuthuriti~s at I Bigg ,~:n . . :..1: Air For~c scd:m picked I Jack up :..t sr:10ol and took him to niggs l where h e an:-A i r Force technicians oh servr d tile f:1n jack saict an ivory-color ed vshaped 'o~ed showed up on 8 con secutiv(' frnmt-::-Mrs. Spiro, when nnti fied of the re~ J 1 ts, uotiricd the pnpcrs, whereupon .te : t ory changed. B oth Maj or Thornto<l, :?.~ Inte\li~ence Ofriccr, and Colonel Wi!;iJ-:1 W. Saunders said that there wns r ..... :,;n~ but "somet hing th~tt was eithe r ,.,;, n~i'a!>ial.} on the film or :-. spot caused Ly process111g''. Jack's mot~1er told Mr. Lor~nzen in n telephone conversJtion on the subject that Mr.jor Thornton h nd t ol d her by phone shortly nft\!r the initial fil m vic~w ing lhat "something unusual" was on the i1m and Mrs. Spiro said he seemed ex- cited about it. She seemed quite resen t- ful about the change in attitude. This c~'Se is still not resolved ancl Mrs. Spiro h as not acce;>ted our offer or f ree !In liEADQt Ah.TF RS UtllrEO !;"! ,'\TC:.> A l P FOR:::E BJ(;(,S AIH FORCE UA.SL, Tf'\:-\S r,r fi l:~ cvJld h3'I~ l -n i z s 'JS t\"":ri''l r.is f~tr~:r f'hG '-oCJ1';"1 phl c R:> .19e J n:; t 'l.'umc 1 d::t t i uil the l?.bOr -=!t.Jry s:;ec i .list: in the :ion throt.I \l'J'lt U 10 ~,:;~ :-:~.'as indivi ..... l~.lly t?~<<lrll.i.n,.?d and rcv e<.!led n .)thi.'liJ :)IIC l:i1o tcr JY . 1tor y o.oJ ..:c-.s, s a J s n.e: ::em: dei~i~-:ely i~:nttfir6 r.o +t)r:--.~1 report o.).J e c l. N O I.Lill:l ~001/\JU.J tt.J NV r Q lV'd S33.:J ON\1' 3DV .iSO d SS'3 NISnS Tyl:) I~ .:W J~ l.:.eged UJO Si.ghting, 25 ,Jun 64) 31 :Pa~o, ~xa.a Ccmmand~%" ::J:.~ ..\ir Force :Ease; ::t'~"'Gs .:_. :~a ~\ir gort:e _?I'O,Ject on unlde.oti:t1ed f~....n.g -:>bjecta :la~ !'8- c d ~ =~quest ror L~o ion per~i~i~ UD the attac d ~e~s --:.c~.~r articl.~. :Jo 'COrl ~a..i been r-ect!i"V"'!d o y tili3 c ommand o~ a si~'ti.:lg :md/or ;.'i. i:ns~ of chla allaged incide:rt.. '2. ~.;e r~quest ~at ?.-jor ~oroton, or other per.sonnel associated 1~ -:h this 3i~ti:!~ ~ queri~d and ~ such a n incident did occur a ':'><!"t)Ort J.n "lccordal:lce ,.rl \:rh ~ 200-2 be subm.i. t-eed to thi 3 c ommand, ;l '7-~nt. ion 'l'DE'.Jj.ll.erl3l ?heno~na ..arsnc '-:. I.f J.: aoto~pn.s :'l'e:-e -:.aken i : :<nlld 'Je desirabl.e r.o ha.Vt!! the original ::lt!gati .. re ( 3) a s 3Upport- ,1.dence t'ontarded ~dth the l"'eport. '!'!lese ne~at1re1a) 'tvvuld br~ retumt:rl to the ovnc!r 11pon comph:tion of : .. rtudy b:r the .,>.ir ~ore:! ..?OR 'N!' COHMAl'IDlm ERIC 'l' ae ~l'ICXHS::SHE Colonel, USA7 :Deputy tor Teeb%lol.ogy and SUbsystema ~ewspsper Articla, s: c ap':urP.C. ... :1.lden tii.ied flyir.g t..':!:::r. r.e:-'; :-1 D :lllall cor proc j~,; . ..,n~t>e-d Jnjects l n the south- .:estcrn s :c-' ::1te ThtLrsday ait-j' /l'fMI-J i -~:loor.: One 1t them . 'flowed. :, im . U!) Friday at El Paso t 't..:1e Otner two, a e sald, wererrechnical 1-!ig..lt Scnool. "V l.!'lr.!t i1or.1 in color . ' h~ is t.Uin~ some courses. I j 'i'h~ youth newed the ob-"A Maj. Thorruon toLd me cts wi:.~ rus tele~cope 3:i ~i<Jgs (Biggs Air "E'orce 3ase I ! ,~y moved northward. He I in El Paso) did not have the . 1 ~,en took tilms of the objects. I equipment to 9rocess the tilm. , Af!er 3everal. telephonejSo, we drove to another ?lace ~calls ~o area military com-1and the people sald they 1 .:nand eN, Sciro telephoned would have to forward the illm I , ' h& Nl)~.h .\merican Air De-to Dallas for processmg.'' ; '.f:!ns~ Cor:tmand ~e~tdquarters Wu h~t sworn to secr2ey? J b Colorado Sorin~s. Colo. "No, I do not think that I An .\:: i:'or.:ce sedan pick~d1a.:iyqp,d:J. is out.to get. be.". j . ui; ! 11'1" llllllmn 11111111 IIIII IIIII" II 111111111111111 II II IIIII UfJUIIIIIfllllllllll u IIIII lllllllllfllllll .... ".. .